Recent content by Shooter878

Have a 1987 35hp Mercury that grinds when putting it in reverse but doesn't grind going into forward. Any help out for this problem...

She start fine and idles ok but giving it throt. it will stall. throt. up slow or fast she dies right out in forward and reverse. If you press in the the elec. choke on the key it will pick up speed and then go full WOT. Did the carb. clean as a whistle. Replaced the fuel lines and in-line...

1986 35 hp Merc. The reverse locks don't hold, I've tried every thing possible new cam in the right position, the hooks just make contact but not enough to hold . Adj the rod to extend it and the adj nut is at the top ,no more adj left. the only thing I didn't check was the Shift shaft/lock...

Have an 1986 35hp mercury 2 cyl.. Starts right up let it warm up and then try to accelerate and she'll bog down and stall, does it in forward and reverse. She ran great last time I was out, about a year ago. I'm assuming the carb. needs cleaning? Tried to adj. the mixture screw but no help...

Got this bass boat from a relative a few years ago and I have this content problem with the wires in the boat rotting off at the terminals. Always replacing them or go out fishing and a light or something doesn't work from a "green" connection . Anyone with a cure or is there a special wire or...

Seems you can't find a pic or a super detail diagram on what position the reverse cam is on the shifter shaft. Anyone out there got this info, my reverse locks don't catch the bar, someone replaced the impleller and must have dropped the cam off and its not in the right place. even a drawing...